Milton Ezrati
Author
Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is “Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live.”
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China’s Plans for Economic Renewal Face Severe Fiscal Constraints
Beijing’s recently released five-year plan includes ambitious spending initiatives that seem certain to face budgetary constraints.
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China Gets a Little Good News on the Economy, but Not Enough to Alter the General Picture of Struggle
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Beijing, Oil Flows, and the War in the Middle East
China can withstand the loss of Iranian oil but not without cost.
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Beijing’s Ballyhooed Digital Yuan Has Disappointed, at Least so Far
A slow start for China’s digital yuan may not spell doom for Beijing’s monetary ambitions, but it does point to significant difficulties.
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S&P Global Ratings has moved from a position of cautious optimism on China’s economy to a firm conclusion that things are going from bad to worse.
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Provincial Budgets Cast Doubt on Beijing’s Economic Projections for 2026
Provincial and local governments across China are reducing growth expectations and slashing budgets, making it unlikely reality will meet Beijing’s 2026 target.
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Beijing’s New Five-Year Plan: More of the Same
China’s recently announced five-year plan contains mostly what Xi Jinping has emphasized for some time now.
|
Upbeat News for China’s Deeply Troubled Property Sector?
Some recent signs of improvement are tentative, to be sure, and easy to dismiss but still not to be ignored.
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China’s Plans for Economic Renewal Face Severe Fiscal Constraints
Beijing’s recently released five-year plan includes ambitious spending initiatives that seem certain to face budgetary constraints.
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In Yet Another Sign of Economic Weakness, Sales of EVs in China Plummet
A sudden drop in EV sales in February means little in itself, but in context, it speaks to the economy’s fundamental troubles.
|
Signs of a ‘Doom Loop’ in China
Slow growth and deflation are discouraging investment in China and, in the process, creating yet another drag on the economy’s pace of growth.
|
China Gets a Little Good News on the Economy, but Not Enough to Alter the General Picture of Struggle
Recent less-depressing figures on the Chinese economy have elicited enthusiasm in some quarters. It is far from justified.
|
Beijing, Oil Flows, and the War in the Middle East
China can withstand the loss of Iranian oil but not without cost.
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Beijing’s Ballyhooed Digital Yuan Has Disappointed, at Least so Far
A slow start for China’s digital yuan may not spell doom for Beijing’s monetary ambitions, but it does point to significant difficulties.
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At Least One Credit Rating Agency Gets More Pessimistic About China
S&P Global Ratings has moved from a position of cautious optimism on China’s economy to a firm conclusion that things are going from bad to worse.
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Provincial Budgets Cast Doubt on Beijing’s Economic Projections for 2026
Provincial and local governments across China are reducing growth expectations and slashing budgets, making it unlikely reality will meet Beijing’s 2026 target.
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